Livery Stable Blues

"Livery Stable Blues"
First pressing of the Victor release of "Livery Stable Blues"
Performed by ODJB, 18255-B, 1917
Single by Original Dixieland Jass Band
A-side"Dixieland Jass Band One-Step"
B-side"Livery Stable Blues"
ReleasedMarch 7, 1917 (1917-03-07)
RecordedFebruary 26, 1917
GenreJazz
Length3:10
LabelVictor
Songwriter(s)Ray Lopez (1889–1979)
Alcide Nunez
Credited to Original Dixieland 'Jass' Band on the label

"Livery Stable Blues" is a jazz composition copyrighted by Ray Lopez ( Raymond Edward Lopez; 1889–1979) and Alcide Nunez in 1917. It was recorded by the Original Dixieland Jass Band on February 26, 1917, and, with the A side "Dixieland Jass Band One-Step" or "Dixie Jass Band One-Step" (a tune later better known as "Original Dixieland One-Step"), became widely acknowledged as the first jazz recording commercially released. It was recorded by the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York City at its studio at 46 West 38th Street on the 12th floor – the top floor.